Corbel now lives in Paris and performs in France and abroad. Her music blends ancient poems and compositions, celtic tunes and Mediterranean influences. She was noticed during her concerts and had the opportunity to play with the greatest “world music” artists:
La belle s'est endormie
Cécile Corbel Lyrics
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Sur un beau lit de rose
Blanche comme la neige
Belle comme le jour
Ils sont trois capitaines
Qui veulent lui faire la cour
Le plus jeune des trois
Montez, montez ma belle
Sur mon beau cheval gris
A Paris je vous mene
Dans un fort beau logis
Finissant ce discours
Le capitaine rentre
Mangez, buvez ma belle
Selon votre appetit
Avec le capitaine
Vous passerez la nuit
La belle s'est endormie
Sur un beau lit de rose
Blanche comme la neige
Belle comme le jour
Ils sont trois capitaines
Qui veulent lui faire la cour
The song "La belle s'est endormie" by Cécile Corbel tells a story about a beautiful woman who falls asleep on a bed of roses. Three captains approach her and one of them convinces her to go with him to his home in Paris. The captivated woman takes his hand and mounts his gray horse, and the two of them leave the others behind. The song ends with the woman falling asleep once again on the bed of roses, and the captains' unrequited love for her.
The lyrics can be interpreted in a few different ways. One possible interpretation is that the woman represents beauty and innocence, while the three captains represent different types of men who strive to win her over. The youngest of them seems to be the most sincere, as he takes her away to his home and offers her food and drink. However, even though the woman falls asleep on the bed of roses offered by two of the men, she ultimately remains out of reach for all of them.
The song has a fairy-tale-like quality to it, with imagery of roses, a gray horse, and a young woman who is both beautiful and innocent. It also has a dream-like quality to it, with the woman falling asleep multiple times and the story ending without any clear resolution. Overall, "La belle s'est endormie" is a melancholic and romantic song that expresses the yearning for beauty and love that can never quite be attained.
Line by Line Meaning
La belle s'est endormie
The beautiful lady has fallen asleep
Sur un beau lit de rose
On a beautiful bed of roses
Blanche comme la neige
As white as snow
Belle comme le jour
Beautiful as the day
Ils sont trois capitaines
There are three captains
Qui veulent lui faire la cour
Who want to court her
Le plus jeune des trois
The youngest of the three
Le prend par sa main blanche
Takes her by her white hand
Montez, montez ma belle
Climb, climb my beauty
Sur mon beau cheval gris
On my beautiful gray horse
A Paris je vous mene
To Paris I will take you
Dans un fort beau logis
To a very beautiful house
Finissant ce discours
Finishing this speech
Le capitaine rentre
The captain goes back
Mangez, buvez ma belle
Eat, drink my beauty
Selon votre appetit
According to your appetite
Avec le capitaine
With the captain
Vous passerez la nuit
You will spend the night
Contributed by Alexander M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.